HUDSON – With the school administration headquarters in need of $1 million in repairs, district and town officials are expected soon to discuss plans for the building's future.

Hudson officials had considered buying the former Billtrust property on Main Street to convert into a joint police, public works and school headquarters. However, the Police-DPW Facility Building Committee last week opted against buying the building.

Instead, the town will go forward with constructing a $15.1 million joint police and public works facility on Cox Street. The school portion was not part of the project Town Meeting and voters approved in May and only came into the picture when the Billtrust property, 428 Main St., was put on the market.

Town and school officials are expected to begin talks about what to do about the school district's headquarters, said Executive Assistant Thomas Moses.

"That discussion will begin in the coming months with the budget and the capital plan," Moses said.

The district's Apsley Street headquarters, which formerly housed a school, needs a significant amount of work. The 120-year-old building's heating and cooling systems are failing, officials say. The roof is in poor and the builidng has no elevator or second-floor restrooms, said Len Belli, facilities director.

In recent years, Facilities Department crews have made small repairs, such as patching sections of the roof, but problems continue to pile up, he said.

With the ongoing economic downturn, Belli does not expect to receive the amount of money needed to make all the necessary repairs and upgrades this year.

"I can’t imagine getting funding for those upgrades," said Belli. "We’re in a level-funded budget from last year to this year. "

If the upgrades are made, Belli said the district administration could remain at the building for years.

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